How Many People Are Named Bernarda?
An estimated 109 people in the United States have the first name Bernarda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Bernarda peaked in popularity in 1927 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bernarda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bernarda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
109
About 1 in 3,144,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1927
17 births
Total Registered
360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bernarda
Bernarda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 360 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bernarda as a female name
Ranked #13,681 in 1995
5 female births in 1995
Peak: 1927 (17 births)
Bernarda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bernarda span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 102 babies were registered. Bernarda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bernarda by Decade
How has Bernarda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bernarda by State
Bernarda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bernarda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bernarda
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bernarda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bernarda?
We estimate approximately 109 people named Bernarda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,144,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Bernarda a common name?
Bernarda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bernarda most popular?
Bernarda reached peak popularity in 1927, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bernarda is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bernarda a female name?
Bernarda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bernarda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bernarda Smith, Bernarda Johnson, Bernarda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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